Button



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' J. SKILLING.

BUTTON.

10.528,397. Patentedoct.3o,1894.

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NITED STAT-ES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN SKILLING, OF FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.

BUTTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 528,397, dated October30, 1894. npp1icaionaiedseptember 14,1893. sesamo. 485,441. (Nomad.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN SKILLING, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Fall River, in the county of Bristol and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inyButtons; and I do hereby declare the following, to be a full, clear, andexact description'of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the sam e.

This invention relates to buttons, and has for its object to providesimple and effective means whereby the button can be retained in thebutton-hole, and be prevented from accidentally dropping out, andthereby avoid considerable annoyance and inconvenience now oftenexperienced.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of theconstruction and arrangement of the several parts,which will be morefully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a button, embodyingthe invention, shown applied to a button-hole and enlarged. Fig. 2 isasimilar view of the button detached, showing the attachment theretoclosed, and the head as turned to one side and in condition forinsertion into the button-hole. Fig. 3 is a section on the line :1c-x,Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective View of a button embodying aslight modification. Fig. 5 is a section on the line y-y, Fig. 4.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral l designates the button shoewhich has a shank 2 rising therefrom, and a head 3, which is eitherpivoted to the upper end ofthe shank or can be formed rigid therewith,so far as the operation and function of the invention are concerned.Secured to one side of the shank 2 is a flat spring 4, whose lower endis free, and engages a'heel 5 of arm 6, which is pivotally mounted atthe lower part of the said shank and is adapted to be lowered as shownin Fig. 1, to hold the fabric surrounding the button-hole firmly againstthe shoe 1 and secure the button in place against accidentaldisengagement. The said arm 6 maybe made in any form and of suitabledimension, and where a tilted head is employed, it can be also used ifso desired, t'o form a brace for the head on one side to preventspringing the hinge connection, and rendering the said headunnecessarily loose.

As shown in Fig. 4, an extra shoe 7 is secured to the shoe l and theshank 2 is secured to the said extra shoe, and rises therefrom. In thisinstance, the arm 6 is hingedly connected to the said extra shoe 7 atits lower end, and has the same function and operation as in thepreviously described device.

The extra shoe 7 is employed to form an additional means of securementof the button in the button hole by increasing the resistance at theback of the button against accidental dropping out or removal from thebutton hole and permits the material of the neck-band of the shirt to becaught between the outer surface of the shoe 1, the arm 6, and the saidshoe 7 A further object of this duplex arrangement of shoes is to havethe arm 6 in movable engagement with the shoe 7 so that it may ,foldclosely against the shank of the button and also that the spring may belocated within the shoe 7 which locks the arm 6 in either one of its`two of its V'adjusted positions. The spring will therefore be located inthe shoe 7. The shoe 7 is secured to the shoe l either by soldering orany other well-known means.

Either of the forms of the device shown may be employed for the purposeof holding the button in connection with the buttonhole, and they may beconstructed of fine metals, plated materials, or a composition, or

of two or more of these; and the form of the head may be varied incontour and increased or decreased in dimension, or suitably ornamentedand provided with setting. The device is applied as shown, and serves anexceptionally useful function.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. In abutton the combination of a hinged head having a shank with a stationaryshoe thereon, and a hinged arm movable against In testimony whereof Ihave signed this the shank on inside of the shoe, substantiallyspecification in the presence of two subscrib- :o as deiserbed. v f h ding witnesses.

2. n a button,the combinatono a inge head having a shank with a doublestation- JOHN SKILLIN G ary shoe thereon, and a spring actuated armWitnesses: hinged in the shoe nearest the shank, snb- ABNER T. WING,stantiaily as described. JOHN W. GROUARD.

